Reference & Outreach

Library Workshops and Training

Work with a librarian to bring a class or workshop related to library research or resources to your group. Sessions are hosted in the Health Sciences Library, or we will train at your location. Workshops and training events are ideal for departments, resident groups, and clinicians looking for specific training opportunities (e.g., Evidence Based Searching, PICO formulation, Citation Management Tools, DynaMed, and Nursing Reference Center).

Course Related Instruction

Librarian-faculty partnership to bring library sponsored instruction to courses through in-person sessions and online tutorials in blackboard. Course related instruction is ideal for welcoming new and returning students to the Health Sciences Library and its offerings. Instructional topics range from an overview of available resources, evaluating resources, creating a search strategy, searching effectively, locating full text at the HSL, and citation management.

Examples of current offerings for library instruction:

Evidence Based Searching: Creating a PICO question and searching the literature. Customizable to include a variety of databases including – Cochrane, PubMed with Clinical Queries, Nursing Reference Center.

Citation Management: Learn how to build a RefWorks database and use its write-n-cite feature. Endnote and Mendeley training coming in 2015.

Research assistance & literature searches

Librarians are expert searchers of the biomedical literature and will assist in searching the literature for extensive research projects, grant proposals, or updating policies. Students needing assistance are encouraged to visit with a librarian in person during regular reference hours, or by appointment.

Tailored Subject Guides

Customized and subject/department specific guides to library resources. Select the resource resources that are important to your group and librarians will create a one-stop location for accessing databases, ebooks, ejournals, news feeds, internet links, and tutorials.